Love and Summer

Name: Love and Summer
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241989487
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By William Trevor

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Summary

Love and Summer by William Trevor is a poignant exploration of life in a small Irish village, as seen through the quiet rhythms of its inhabitants. The story gently unfolds during a single summer, focusing on the unexpected romance between a young married woman and a photographer passing through town. Their evolving relationship causes ripples in the village, capturing themes of love, regret, and the passage of time.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate layered character studies that explore the complexities of human emotion and relationships. Set in a small Irish town, it deftly captures the nuances of unexpected love and quiet personal revelations against a richly detailed backdrop, making it a compelling read for those drawn to evocative storytelling and insightful portrayals of life and love.

Love and Summer

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A haunting love story by a master storyteller, now a Penguin Essential.

It is summer and a stranger has come to quiet Rathmoye. He is noticed by Ellie, the young convent girl, who is married to Dillahan, a farmer still mourning his first wife. Over the long and warm days, Ellie and the stranger form an illicit attachment. And those in the town can only watch, holding their tongues, as passion, love and fate take their inevitable course.

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Readers have praised Love and Summer as a captivating and enchanting novel, noted for its compassionate storytelling. The book is described as rare and delicately captures the complexity and turbulence of human emotions. It has been lauded for its vibrant and youthful energy, making a strong impression on those who have read it.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9780241989487

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 126g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written many novels, and has won many prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel Love and Summer was longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is also a renowned writer of short stories, and his two-volume Collected Stories was published by Viking Penguin in 2009. In 1999 William Trevor received the prestigious David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement, and in 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature.

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